Facilities Operations Specialist

Company Description

With a proud history dating back 140 years, the Bosch Group now employs over 413,000 people across 60 countries incorporating 150 nationalities. As a leading IoT company, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, smart cities, connected mobility, and connected manufacturing. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to facilitate connected living and innovations for a connected life. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.” To this day, Bosch remains privately owned, with 94% held by a charitable trust. Bosch is a rather special company. With its more than 470 locations worldwide, the Bosch Group has been carbon neutral overall (scopes 1 & 2 of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard) since 2020. This is achieved with four levers: improving energy efficiency, generating energy from renewable sources, purchasing green electricity, and offsetting residual CO₂ emissions with carbon credits. Visit sustainability.bosch.com for further information on the Bosch Group’s sustainability strategy.

Our Bosch Australia Facilities management department (FCM) is affiliated with the Asia Pacific region of the Bosch Global Real Estate division. This network opens the door to global and regional cross collaboration which empowers our facilities team towards the common GR goal of creating inspirational working environments. The FCM department is responsible for facilities, services, operations and maintenance for Clayton and supports our Oceania locations.

Permanent Full-Time Opportunity | Clayton Headquarters

Are you an experienced facilities professional who thrives on balancing strategic planning, project delivery, stakeholder management and operational excellence?

About the Role

We are seeking a proactive and highly organised Facilities Operations Specialist to join our dynamic Facilities, Construction & Maintenance (FCM) team at Bosch's Clayton Headquarters. This exciting role offers a unique opportunity to lead improvement projects, oversee space planning and tenancy activities, identify business opportunities and drive systems enhancements across one of our largest regional sites. All of which play a key role in the ongoing optimisation of the Clayton site Master Plan.

As the Facilities Operations Specialist, you'll play a vital part in managing, planning, and optimizing our facility operations—coordinating space management, liaising with tenants, and ensuring safety and compliance standards are met. If you're driven to enhance operational efficiency and foster continuous improvement, this is the perfect role for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the ongoing development and optimisation of the Clayton site Master Plan
• Build strong relationships and collaborate with both internal stakeholders and associates across the Asia Pacific Region
• Support CAPEX budget planning, tracking, KPI reporting and facilities performance monitoring.
• Coordinate and manage projects from planning through to implementation and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Conduct annual Site Assessment and Space Inventory reporting to Bosch Global Real Estate using the Computer-Aided Facility Management (CAFM) Software Tool.
• Monitor occupancy and utilization of building spaces to optimize operational efficiency
• Manage space related requests, conducting discussions with stakeholders to clarify requirements and evaluate available spaces for offices, laboratories and workshops.
• Manage and optimise space planning and space allocation across the Clayton site.
• Support identification of suitable new tenants and establishment of Commercial Licence Agreement
• Manage tenant fit-out, handover and reinstatement works
• Manage tenant relations, ensuring Licence compliance and addressing tenant requests
• Manage and maintain the departmental IT Data Concept and Software Applications ensuring compliance with Data Security & Information Systems protocols
• Oversee outsourced facilities service contracts
• Manage the departmental Process Document Quality System. Ensuring regular document reviews by process owners and ensuring system gaps are identified and closed.
• Conduct risk assessments and ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental requirements.

Qualifications

You are a solutions-focused facilities professional with a can-do attitude who enjoys working across multiple projects and stakeholders while driving operational improvements.

To be successful, you will have

• Qualifications in Facilities Management, Engineering, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Proven experience in facilities operations, facilities management, project management or a similar role.
• Strong understanding of facilities management principles, building operations and property management.
• Experience managing projects, budgets, contractors and service providers.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience conducting risk assessments and implementing process improvements.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
• Experience with SAP, Building Management Systems (BMS) and facilities software platforms.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and presentation skills.
• A strong safety mindset and commitment to compliance.

Desirable

• IT systems, data management or data security knowledge.
• Relevant professional facilities management certifications.

Why Bosch?

At Bosch, we invest in our people and provide opportunities to work on meaningful projects within a collaborative and supportive environment. This role offers exposure to local and global stakeholders, strategic facilities initiatives, and the opportunity to make a genuine impact on the future of our workplace operations.

Occasional domestic and international travel may be required.

If you are looking for a varied and rewarding facilities role where you can combine operational expertise, project management and strategic planning, we would love to hear from you.

Additional Information

We recognise that our employees are our greatest asset. Through the diversity of our business and commitment to personal and career development, we can provide you with new and exciting opportunities so you can achieve your full potential!

We offer our employees

• The ability to work flexibly
• Training and development programs to help you reach your full potential
• 14 weeks paid (or 28 weeks at half-pay) Parental Leave for primary carer (in addition to government paid parental leave)
• Superannuation on unpaid Parental Leave
• The option to purchase additional annual leave
• A wide range of Health and Well-being programs
• Support and counselling services with work or personal matters through our Employee Assistance Program
• Up to 50 weeks Income Protection for permanent employees
• Diverse and exciting career opportunities, both local and international
• Discounts on Bosch products and as well as products from affiliated brands

Your application

We are committed to building a sustainable, inclusive, and diverse workforce in all its forms. We value diversity in our organisation and in our recruitment activities and believe that every voice adds value. We actively pursue a recruiting strategy that works towards eliminating unconscious bias. To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume through the online application link.

Please note: You need to be an Australian citizen, or hold Australian work rights, to apply for this role.

Bosch does not accept any agency submissions unless approval has been given by a member of the Bosch HR Team. All agency submissions must be submitted directly to Bosch HR. Potential candidates submitted by an agency directly to any Bosch employee or manager without Bosch HR approval will not be considered by Bosch. Bosch will not be liable for a recruitment fee in these circumstances. Any agency terms and conditions must be signed by Bosch HR indicating acceptance.